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1978 World Rally Championship

The 1978 World Rally Championship was the sixth season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The schedule remained largely similar to the previous year, with the exception of the removal of the Rally New Zealand from the schedule.

1978 was the last season with an official world championship only for manufacturers. Scoring was modified in 1977 to a more complex system including points both for overall and group placement. A car would still have to place in the overall top 10 to score points. In addition to the Championship for Manufacturers, the FIA awarded the FIA Cup for Rally Drivers. All rallies of the WRC, in addition to another ten events, were counted towards the drivers' totals. In 1979, the Cup for Drivers was incorporated into the WRC as the World Rally Championship for Drivers.

Events edit

Map edit

 
Black = Tarmac Brown = Gravel Blue = Snow/ice Red = Mixed surface

Schedule and results edit

Rally Dates run Championships Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) Podium Cars
 
Monte Carlo Rally 		21–28 January Manufacturers
Drivers
  1.   Jean-Pierre Nicolas (6h:57m:03s)
  2.   Jean Ragnotti (6h:58m:55s)
  3.   Guy Fréquelin (6h:59m:55s)
  1. Porsche 911
  2. Renault 5 Alpine
  3. Renault 5 Alpine
 
Arctic Rally 		3–5 February Drivers
  1.   Ari Vatanen (6h:25m:03s)
  2.   Henri Toivonen (6h:28m:44s)
  3.   Markku Alén (6h:36m:20s)
  1. Ford Escort RS1800
  2. Chrysler Avenger
  3. Fiat 131 Abarth
 
Swedish Rally 		10–12 February Manufacturers
Drivers
  1.   Björn Waldegård (6h:42m:40s)
  2.   Hannu Mikkola (6h:44m:08s)
  3.   Markku Alén (6h:45m:26s)
  1. Ford Escort RS1800
  2. Ford Escort RS1800
  3. Fiat 131 Abarth
 
Safari Rally 		23–27 March Manufacturers
Drivers
  1.   Jean-Pierre Nicolas (+8m:18s penalties)
  2.   Vic Preston, Jr. (+8m:55s penalties)
  3.   Rauno Aaltonen (+9m:10s penalties)
  1. Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé
  2. Porsche 911
  3. Datsun 160J
 
Rallye de Portugal 		19–23 April Manufacturers
Drivers
  1.   Markku Alén (7h:45m:33s)
  2.   Hannu Mikkola (7h:50m:01s)
  3.   Jean-Pierre Nicolas (8h:01m:01s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Ford Escort RS1800
  3. Ford Escort RS1800
 
Acropolis Rally Greece 		29 May–2 June Manufacturers
Drivers
  1.   Walter Röhrl (10h:00m:50s)
  2.   Markku Alén (10h:10m:54s)
  3.   Shekhar Mehta (10h:23m:36s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Fiat 131 Abarth
  3. Datsun 160J
 
Scottish Rally 		3–7 June Drivers
  1.   Hannu Mikkola (4h:26m:38s)
  2.   Pentti Airikkala (4h:34m:36s)
  3.   Roger Clark (4h:35m:11s)
  1. Ford Escort RS1800
  2. Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS
  3. Ford Escort RS1800
 
Rajd Polski 		6–9 July Drivers
  1.   Antonio Zanini (5h:51m:01.2s)
  2.   Franz Wittmann (6h:04m:10.9s)
  3.   Salvador Cañellas (6h:09m:04.8s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Opel Kadett GT/E
  3. Fiat 131 Abarth
 
1000 Lakes Rally 		25–27 August Manufacturers
Drivers
  1.   Markku Alén (3h:30m:10s)
  2.   Timo Salonen (3h:32m:14s)
  3.   Pentti Airikkala (3h:32m:50s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Fiat 131 Abarth
  3. Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS
 
Rally New Zealand 		2–5 September Drivers
  1.   Russell Brookes (9h:57m:12.0s)
  2.   Jim Donald (10h:09m:29.4s)
  3.   Paul Adams (10h:41m:55.8s)
  1. Ford Escort RS1800
  2. Ford Escort RS1800
  3. Ford Escort RS1800
 
Critérium du Québec 		13–17 September Manufacturers
Drivers
  1.   Walter Röhrl (4h:54m:23s)
  2.   Markku Alén (5h:02m:56s)
  3.   Anders Kulläng (5h:12m:46s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Fiat 131 Abarth
  3. Opel Kadett GT/E
 
Tour de France Automobile 		16–21 September Drivers
  1.   Michèle Mouton (11h:18m:15.7s)
  2.   Jean-Louis Clarr (11h:34m:01.8s)
  3.   Chris Sclater (11h:40m:04.0s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Opel Kadett GT/E
  3. Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS
 
Rallye Sanremo 		3–7 October Manufacturers
Drivers
  1.   Markku Alén (10h:53m:28s)
  2.   Maurizio Verini (11h:04m:00s)
  3.   Francis Vincent (11h:10m:31s)
  1. Lancia Stratos HF
  2. Fiat 131 Abarth
  3. Porsche 911
 
Southern Cross Rally 		14–18 October Drivers
  1.   George Fury (1h:25m:17s)
  2.   Colin Bond (1h:37m:12s)
  3.   Wayne Bell (1h:58m:32s)
  1. Datsun Stanza
  2. Ford Escort RS1800
  3. Holden Gemini
 
Rallye de España 		20–22 October Drivers
  1.   Tony Carello (4h:20m:03s)
  2.   Beny Fernández (4h:29m:40)
  3.   Jorge de Bagration (4h:33m:27s)
  1. Lancia Stratos HF
  2. Fiat 131 Abarth
  3. Lancia Stratos HF
 
Rallye Côte d'Ivoire 		21–24 October Manufacturers
Drivers
  1.   Jean-Pierre Nicolas (+2m:28s penalties)
  2.   Timo Mäkinen (+2m:43s penalties)
  3.   Jean Ragnotti (+3m:50s penalties)
  1. Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé
  2. Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé
  3. Renault 5 Alpine
 
Tour de Corse 		4–5 November Manufacturers
Drivers
  1.   Bernard Darniche (6h:47m:34s)
  2.   Jean-Claude Andruet (6h:51m:59s)
  3.   Sandro Munari (6h:52m:59s)
  1. Fiat 131 Abarth
  2. Fiat 131 Abarth
  3. Fiat 131 Abarth
 
RAC Rally 		19–23 November Manufacturers
Drivers
  1.   Hannu Mikkola (8:47m:23s)
  2.   Björn Waldegård (8h:52m:41s)
  3.   Russell Brookes (8h:58m:55s)
  1. Ford Escort RS1800
  2. Ford Escort RS1800
  3. Ford Escort RS1800

Standings edit

Manufacturers' championship edit

 
Markku Alén drives a Fiat 131 Abarth at the 1000 Lakes Rally.
 
Ari Vatanen with a Ford Escort RS1800 at the 1000 Lakes
Pos. Manufacturer  
MON 		 
SWE 		 
KEN 		 
POR 		 
GRC 		 
FIN 		 
CAN 		 
ITA 		 
CIV 		 
FRA 		 
GBR 		Points
1   Fiat 14 14 - 18 18 18 18 16 - 18 (9) 134
2   Ford - 18 7 16 9 6 13 13 - - 18 100
3   Opel (10) 12 - 13 12 11 16 10 - 12 14 100
4   Porsche 18 - 16 7 - 12 - 14 - 12 - 79
5   Datsun - - 16 - 16 - - - 10 - 10 52
6   Toyota - - - 15 8 13 14 - - - - 50
7   Lancia 8 12 - - 11 - - 18 - - - 49
8   Peugeot - - 18 9 - - - - 18 - - 45
9   Renault 17 - - - - - - - 16 - - 33
10   British Leyland Cars - - - - - - 12 - - - 12 24
11   Saab - 8 - - - - 10 - - - - 18
12   Volkswagen - 9 - - - - 8 - - - - 17
13   Mitsubishi - - 5 - - - - - 11 - - 16
14   Vauxhall - - - - - 14 - - - - - 14
  Alfa Romeo - - - - - - - 14 - - - 14
16   Mercedes - - 12 - - - - - - - - 12
17   Volvo - 10 - - - - - - - - - 10
18   Chrysler - - - - - - - - - - 8 8
19   Škoda - - - - 6 - - - - - - 6
20   Alpine-Renault - - - - - - - - - 5 - 5
21   Lada - - - - 4 - - - - - - 4
Pos. Manufacturer  
MON 		 
SWE 		 
KEN 		 
POR 		 
GRC 		 
FIN 		 
CAN 		 
ITA 		 
CIV 		 
FRA 		 
GBR 		Points

FIA Cup for Drivers edit

Pos. Driver  
MON 		 
ARC 		 
SWE 		 
KEN 		 
POR 		 
GRC 		 
SCO 		 
POL 		 
FIN 		 
NZL 		 
CAN 		 
TDF 		 
ITA 		 
GIR 		 
AUS 		 
ESP 		 
CIV 		 
FRA 		 
GBR 		Points
1   Markku Alén - 4 (4) - 9 6 0 - 9 - 6 - 9 9 - - - - 0 52
2   Jean-Pierre Nicolas 9 - - 9 4 0 - - - - - 0 - - - - 9 0 0 31
3   Hannu Mikkola - - 6 - 6 - 9 - 0 - - - - - - - - - 9 30
4   Michèle Mouton 0 - - - - - - - - - - 9 - 3 - - - 2 - 14
5   Russell Brookes - - - - - - 0 - - 9 - - - - - - - - 4 13
6   Walter Röhrl 3 - - - 0 (9) - - - - 9 - 0 - - - - - 1 13
7   Bernard Darniche 2 - - - 0 - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 9 - 11
8   Ari Vatanen - 9 2 - 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 11
9   Jean Ragnotti 6 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - 4 - - 10
10   Pentti Airikkala - - 0 - - - 6 - 4 - - - - - - - - - 0 10
Pos. Driver  
MON 		 
ARC 		 
SWE 		 
KEN 		 
POR 		 
GRC 		 
SCO 		 
POL 		 
FIN 		 
NZL 		 
CAN 		 
TDF 		 
ITA 		 
GIR 		 
AUS 		 
ESP 		 
CIV 		 
FRA 		 
GBR 		Points

Pointscoring systems edit

Manufacturers' championship edit

Overall
finish 		Group finish
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 18 - - - - - - - - -
2 17 16 - - - - - - - -
3 16 15 14 - - - - - - -
4 15 14 13 12 - - - - - -
5 14 13 12 11 10 - - - - -
6 13 12 11 10 9 8 - - - -
7 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 - - -
8 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 - -
9 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 -
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1

See also edit

External links edit

 
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